"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look
at the following headlines:


AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'...
NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data...


Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday...
BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'...


Why are liberals eternal pessimists?

NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you
have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from
non-existent merchants?

Since the NY Times made sure to publish the gloom and doom headline about
this weekend's sales numbers, do you think they'll make an effort to correct
the story now that Saturday's numbers are in?


Holiday sales dip, then they dazzle
Season-opening weekend rises 22%
By Lorrie Grant
USA TODAY

Retailers' hopes for their biggest season were boosted as sales picked up
steam on Saturday, after a Friday kickoff that was down slightly from last
year.

In all, about 145 million shoppers swarmed stores and the Internet over the
weekend and spent an estimated $27.8 billion - up 22% from the weekend a
year ago - according to a survey of retailers by the National Retail
Federation.



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Friday and Saturday saw a 22% rise in sales from a year ago! So where is
the NY Times on this story?